Tuckerman House (1886-1967): This residence was demolished in 1967 to make way for the new headquarters of the Motion Picture Association of America.

Designed by the DC-based architectural firm of Hornblower & Marshall, the Tuckerman House featured red brick with smoothly cut red sandstone. The house was designed in a similar style to architect H.H. Richardson's (1838-1886) work; some of his commissions were within a block of the Tuckerman House.

The Tuckerman House was home to New York iron manufacturer Lucius Tuckerman (1818-1890), who moved to DC for a milder climate due to his failing health. Following the passing of his wife, Elizabeth Tuckerman (1819-1906), the house became the residence of Pennsylvania Congressman Henry Kirke Porter (1840-1921) in 1909. Upon Porter's daughter's passing in 1939, his descendants left the house to the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution.

The two institutions sold the Tuckerman House in 1945 to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPA), which used the building as their headquarters. When the MPA considered replacing the Tuckerman House with a new headquarters building, preservationists (along with the National Capital Planning Commission) protested the plan. Despite its designation by the Joint Committee on Landmarks in 1964, the MPA demolished the house to construct an eight-story, Brutalist style office building. The new building was completed in 1968, and further renovations took place in 2019.

DC Inventory: November 8, 1964 (Joint Committee on Landmarks)